The food giveaway assists any Bay County resident with an identification card, but The Salvation Army won’t turn anyone away.

“We never turn down anybody if they’re not a Bay County resident. We get a lot of people who come from the Thumb and if they drive all of this way for a food drive then they need the food,” Brandt said.

The food giveaway continues until the food is gone, which Brandt predicted would be around noon.

“Usually we can have anywhere from 200 to 250 people every food drive,” Brandt said.

A second Salvation Army food giveaway this month takes place at 9:30 a.m. June 20 at the Bay City Mall, 4101 E. Wilder Road in Bangor Township. For information on the food giveaway or other services The Salvation Army provides, call 989-893-3041.